Patents by Inventor Thierry Collard

Thierry Collard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Aircraft flight control system
    Patent number: 4744532
    Abstract: Flight control system for aircraft of the type provided with ailerons, elevators, upper surface spoilers, and upper surface air-brakes, a rudder and horizontal stabilizers with variable angle of incidence, said system comprising an electric control, in some cases without any mechanical emergency control for said upper surface spoilers and air-brakes.According to the invention:the ailerons and elevators are electrically controlled without any mechanical aid,the rudder is mechanically controlled, andthe horizontal stabilizers with variable angle of incidence are electrically controlled with mechanical aid.the electrical flight controls are optimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Societe Nationale Industrielle et Aerospatiale
    Inventors: Bernard Ziegler, Michel Durandeau, Thierry Collard